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Friday December 02, 2016

In his new book, Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany, German writer Norman Ohler argues methamphetamines and opioids played a significant and previously under-appreciated role in fuelling the Nazi war machine and Adolf Hitler's paranoid delusions.

Friday November 11, 2016

As a candidate, Donald Trump sat atop a sprawling business empire, one that's indebted to foreign banks, doing business in counties he will now influence as President and deeply affected by the tax code he will now have power to shape. Former elections enforcement official Ken Gross tries to unpack the web of potential conflicts of interest.

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When Canadian soldiers deploy on an upcoming peacekeeping mission in Africa, some of them may be taking an anti-Malaria drug called mefloquine. Soldiers who have taken it before say they experienced paranoia, hallucinations and psychotic behaviour. Health Canada says the effects can last for years. The US special forces has banned mefloquine. But the Canadian military continues to issue it, albeit far less often than it used to. More
Dec 09, 9:27 PM ET audio

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This week the department store Nordstrom marketed an $85 stone wrapped in a leather pouch. The stone does nothing. It's purpose is unclear. And it sold-out on-line. We asked comedian Carly Heffernan to visit Nordstrom to find out why. More
Dec 09, 7:39 PM ET audio

Harry Benson's camera has captured some of the most remarkable people and moments of the last 50 years — including the Beatles and Donald Trump. Benson was with Bobby Kennedy when he was shot in 1968. Now, Benson is being celebrated in a documentary about his career. He shares the stories behind three of his most memorable images. More
Dec 09, 8:02 PM ET

During the Standing Rock protests, Native American artists designed Standing Rock merchandise to raise money and awareness for this cause. Since then, counterfeiters from halfway across the globe have taken to Facebook to market their own fake merchandise, scoring a profit off the struggle of these Native Americans. More
Dec 09, 8:21 PM ET

The United States is once again embroiled in a Presidential recount. But despite the rhetoric, the country has a history of pulling up short when it comes to challenging the results of Presidential elections. Yale history professor Beverly Gage explains why. More
Dec 09, 8:29 PM ET

Riffed from the headlines is our weekly news quiz where we choose three riffs linked by one story in the news. Guess the story that links the riffs and you could win a Day 6 tote bag. More
Dec 09, 8:31 PM ET